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A. E. RHOADES. YARN SUPPORT AND GUIDE FOR WINDING MACHINES. APPLICATIONFILED OCT.5, I9I8.

Patented June 24; 1919.

Inventor.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO E. RHOADES, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO DRAPEBCORPORATION, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALoNz'o E. RHoADEs, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Hopedale, county ofWorcester, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in YarnSupports and Guides for Winding-Machines, of Which the followingdescription, in connection with theaccompanying drawing, characters onthe drawing representing like parts. a

This invention relates to improvements in yarn supports and guides forWinding machines in which the yarn supplying means areso wound as torequire the running strand to be drawn ofl' substantially in the axis ofthe yarn supplying means asin the case of filling wound bobbins.

a In order to unwind such yarnsupplying means it is desirable to provideguiding means positioned closely tothe nose otand substantially in lineWith the axis of the bobbins. Inusual yarn yvinding machines such asspooling'machines the yarn supplying means are supported upon relativelyshort studs which enable the yarn supplying means to be dofi'ed andreplaced beneath the guiding means.

As bobbins vary in size, shape andlength and have bores of dilierentdiameters it is in many 1nstances imposslble to retaln them upon theshort studsof the usual spoolers.

If longer spindles are employed, Which will properly support bobbins ofdilferentsizes and having different bores the guiding means for therunning strandhasto be located so far from the nose of the bobbin, toprovide for dotting and replacement, that therunning strand is notproperly drawn Off of the bobbin. a

The principal object of the p-resentinvention is to provide a combinedsupport for the yarn supporting means or bobbinand a guiding means forthe running strand in which a relatively long spindle adapted to supportany kind of bobbin or yarn supplying means may be employed and a guidingmeans positioned closely adjacent the nose of the bobbin.

This is accomplished in the present invention by providing a brackethaving a is a specification, like Specification of Letters ratent. t tJune 2 k915i Application fi1ed October 5,1918. Serial 1%. 256,946.

relatively long spindle and securing to the uppjer end of the bracket aguidepivhich whenin normal position is in the axial line of thespmdlabutwhich may be removed, preferably by being swung aside, to permit thedofiing and replacementvotthe bobbins or otheryarn supplying means.

A furtherpbject of the invention is to p-rovidea guiding means of thecharacter specified which when syvung aside to permit the placing on orthe taking ofi of the bobblIlS Wlll automatically return to its normalgulding position when released by the operator. a y i y A further objectof the invention is to provide a bobbinguide of the characterdescrlbedwhich willvbe returned to its guidlng pos tlon by the force ofgravity thereby avoiding the necessity of springs.

ing bracket and yarn guide embodying my invention, a

\Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the same showing in full lines theguide in normal position and in dotted lines the guide swung aside topermit dotting of the bobbin, and,

t Fig. 4 is a detail end view of the guide forthe yarn showing themanner in which it is pivotallysupported upon the bracket.

The spooler which is illustratedin the accompanying drawingsis of ausual type comprising a frame 1 having the usual top rail 2 upon whichismounted a series of spindles 3 which are adapted to be rotated by,whirls 4, said spindles being provided with means for supportingspoolsor other yarn receivers 5. The yarn receivers 5 are rotated in the usualmanner by belts passingaround a driving drum 6 and the whirls 4:. Theyarn is caused to traverse the spools is carried upon rocker arms 9extending upwardly from shaft 10 which are oscillated through yokes 11in the customary manner; i

The construction thus described is of a usual character and my inventioncontemplates an improved support for the bobbins and guide for directingthe running strand as it leaves the bobbin to be drawn through the guideupon the traverse rod to the spool.

preferred bobbin support which is illustrated herein comprises a bracket12 having means, such as a notch 13. and 0p. posing set screw 14, forsecuring the same to a rod 15 extending longitudinally of the spoolerframe andsupported therefrom bv brackets l6. v

The bracket 12 has at itslowerend a lateral extension 17 which'supportsa. spindle 18 which may be provided with conical sections 19, 20 and 21of different diameters.

The bracket is also provided with an arm 22 extending upwardly to adistance some what beyond the end of the spindle 1 8. The upper end ofthe arm 22 has a laterally extending boss 23 which is boredlongitudinally to receive the pivotal stud 24 of the yarn guiding means.The yarn guidingmeans comprises a member 25 which preferably extendsupwardly and laterally from the bracket arm 22 and has a bifurcatedextension'26 which forms a .-shaped guide for the running strand, thethe bifurcation preferably being in alinement with'the axis. of thespindle 18 when the guide is in normal position as illustrated in fulllines in Fig. 3. The upper end of the bracket arm 22, or the boss 23, isprovided with an upward extension 27 extending partially around thepivotal stud 2-1, the face of said extension presenting a shoulder 28adapted to engage a comple-- mentary shoulder upon a downward extension29 on the guiding member 25. The shoulder 28 is so positioned that whenthe downward extension 29 of the guiding member 25 engages it,the apexof the thread guiding recess in thebifurcated'extension 26 will bepositioned directly over the axis of the spindle. It will thus beobvious that when in normal position the guide may be located in suchproximity to the bobbin as to direct the yarn running from the bobbinsubstantially in the axial line of the bobbin and that it may be swungaside to enable the bobbin to be placed upon or removed from thespindle.

When placed upon the spooling frame, the bracket desirably is secured ina position inclined to the horizontal approximately 45 degrees and theconnection between the bracket and guiding means is such that when inthis position the guiding means will return by gravity to its norapex ofmal position in line with the axis of the bobbin. Thus the necessity forsprings or locking means for securing the guide in place is avoided anda simple construction provided which will not be likely to becomebroken.

When the empty bobbins are to be replaced by fresh ones, it is merelynecessary to swing aside the pivotally mounted guide to enable the emptybobbin to be pulled directly off of the spindle and a new bobbin to beplaced upon the spindle. When the guide is released it will instantlyreturn'to normal position by gravity whereupon the yarn may be carrieddirectly up to the traverse mechanism and led to the spool without thenecessity of threading its endthrough an eye, so that a considerableamount of the operators time is saved in replenishment.

It is to be understood that the specific embodiment of the inventiondisclosed herein is of an illustrative character and that variousmodifications in form and construction may be made within themeaning andscope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new aad desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a spooler, a support for bobbins having a filling wind comprisinga stand having a spindle for the bobbin and a guide pivotally mounted onsaid stand normally positioned to direct the running strandsubstantially axially of said bobbin but capable of being swung fromsaid position to permit the dofling of the bobbin, said guide tendingunder the action of gravity to return to normal position.

In a spooler, a bobbin support comprising a bracket having a spindlepositioned at an inclination to the horizontal, an arm extending inparallelism with said spindle, a guide pivotally mounted upon the upperend of said arm, means for limiting the pivotal movement of the guideunder the action of gravity to hold the guide in position to direct thestrand running from the bobbin substantially axially of the bobbin butcapable of being swung aside to permit the doffing of the bobbin.

3. In a spooler, a bobbin support comprising a bracket having a spindlepositioned at an inclination to the horizontal, an arm extending inparallelism with said spindle, a guide overhanging the end of thespindle pivotally mouinted upon the upper end of said arm and said guideand said arm having cooperating shoulders to limit the movement of saidguide, so positioned that the guide will normally be held by gravity inposition to direct said strand axially of said bobbin but enabling theguide to be swung aside to permit the doifing of the bobbin.

4. A bobbin stand for spoolers comprising of the spindle and acting todirect the runa bracket having means for adjustably atning strand ofyarn substantially axially taching the same to the side rail of the ofsaid bobbin and means to limit the eX- 10 spooler at any desiredinclination, a spihtent of swinging movement of said guide. 5 dle forthe bobbin an arm extending in In testimony whereof, I have signed myparallelism with sand spindle, a guide pivname to this specification.otally mounted thereon overhanging the end ALONZO E. RHOADES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eaeh, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O." a

